Episode Report Card Kim: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Oops...Noel Did It Again
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.13.2001
Ben sits on the street in front of the loft, waiting for Lauren. She finally shows up, carrying a huge bouquet of flowers, and apologizes for being late. Lauren says that it's sad, because Jack has been like a father to her. Ben looks stricken, and Lauren apologizes for her unfortunate choice of words. Lauren says that Jack talked about Ben all the time, and starts bringing up various events Jack discussed with her. Ben remembers most of them.
Cut to Noel walking down the street, talking to one of his interviewers on his cell phone. It doesn't sound like Noel got that job. He spots Ben talking to Lauren across the street, and stops, watching them. Cut back to Lauren telling Ben that his father loves him very much, and then she starts crying. Lauren and Ben hug. Noel sees this from across the street, and looks upset, since he thought that Ben was supposed to be out with his father, and is instead out with some chippy. From Noel's standpoint.
Ben and Lauren enter Jack's hospital room. Jack is in a bad way, and the doctor is trying to help him. Lauren asks what's going on. The doctor pulls Ben and Lauren aside to talk to them. Ben pauses to tell Jack that he's going to talk to the doctor, but that he'll be nearby. The doctor explains that Jack is taking twenty breaths per minute. Lauren asks what normal respiration is, and Ben and the doctor answer simultaneously that it's about ten. Ben explains that he was training to be a paramedic over the summer. The doctor says that Jack doesn't have the strength to continue breathing, and he noticed on the chart that Ben has power of attorney. Ben realizes that they want to put Jack on a ventilator. Ben asks how much time that would buy. The doctor says maybe a week or a month. Lauren reminds Ben that Jack doesn't want that. The doctor brings up pain medication, and Lauren says that Jack wants to stay sober. The doctor knows that, but there's no reason for Jack to be in pain. That's what I'm saying. If he's dying anyway.
Felicity paints in an empty studio. Cavallo comes in and they exchange small talk about how hard studio space is to come by in Manhattan. Felicity thinks for a minute, and then stutters that she "felt a little uncomfortable at lunch, when [he] held [her] hand, touched [her], whatever." Cavallo says that she should have. Felicity looks up startled. Cavallo adds, "If you thought I was making a move on you." Cavallo says that he wasn't. Felicity says that she could have been wrong, and now she feels really stupid. Cavallo explains that he's in a relationship, and doesn't want anything else, "especially from a colleague." Felicity is still really embarrassed, but manages to express delight that he referred to her as a colleague. Gretchen, the girl who did the bad spoon drawing in class, enters. Cavallo explains that Gretchen is helping him put up a show. Cavallo and Gretchen leave, and Felicity notices that Cavallo possessively puts his hand on the small of Gretchen's back to guide her out.